We believe passion serves as a tool to find purpose. Our mission is to authentically empower vulnerable communities and raise awareness about the social injustices happening in every nation. We want to change the world, one community at a time, empowering women and children of all people groups to be free to live a life at their fullest potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$48K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$61K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$38K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$48K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$47K
FY2024$48K
Expenses
$61K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$301K
FY2022$61K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$61K
Net assets
$38K
FY2024▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$61K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$38K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $37K Management & general 15% · $9K Fundraising 24% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founding Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Technology
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founding Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James a Varghese’s $12K as Program Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 <$100K religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
James a Varghese$12,000$12,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering vulnerable communities, especially women and children, to overcome injustice and reach their full potential.

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3 programs · $37K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Program to support low-income children in schools/colleges in India

$21Kprogram expense
02

BLC Kerala Expense to support shelter of children in orphanages in Kerala, India

$16Kprogram expense
03

Donated services

$975program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$48K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Money outPt IX
$61K
Ln 25
Programscol B$37K
Managementcol C$9K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$38K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$48K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Total revenueLn 12$48K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$449
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$38K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$834$449
Total assetsLn 16$52K$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32$0
Net assetsLn 32$52K$38K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$36K$36K
Management feesLn 11a$6K$975$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$635$635
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$385$385
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$890$668$222
All other expensesLn 24e$62$62
Total functional expensesLn 25$61K$37K$9K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $48K$61K−$13K$38K 990 PDF
FY2023 $47K$56K−$9K$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 $71K$61K$11K$61K 990 PDF
FY2021 $322K$301K$22K$50K 990 PDF
FY2020 $107K$28K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $48,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$48,105
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$48,105
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$36,368
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$24,967
I-18 Total expenses$61,335
I-19 Revenue less expenses−$13,230
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $48,105 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,105
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,175
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,105
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$48,105
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,335 across 9 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $36,368$36,368
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $975 · Management $5,200$6,175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $635$635
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $12,000$12,000
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $2,522$2,522
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,298$2,298
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $385$385
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $668 · Fundraising $222$890
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $62$62
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $37,343 · Management $9,248 · Fundraising $14,744$61,335
Part X · Balance sheet $38,420 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,250$37,971
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $834$449
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,682$38,420
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,650$38,420
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,682$38,420
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,420 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$48,105
XI-2 Total expenses$61,335
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,230
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,650
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,420

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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